Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.1° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
897
767
619
638
414
306
243
191
151
131
154
129
120
130
123
151
232
283
198
196
269
390
237
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:39AM1.98m
4:10PM2.12m
4:32AM1.98m
5:01PM2.07m
5:24AM1.95m
5:52PM2.00m
Low Tide
9:53AM-0.04m
10:28PM0.05m
10:47AM-0.02m
11:20PM0.05m
11:40AM0.03m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
9
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
5
Feels °C
5
6
7
10
10
11
11
9
9
7
9
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
5
3
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